Stephanie Németh-Parker
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Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Kati Karikó became fascinated by science as a child and grew up determined to find a way to use messenger RNA-a copy of a part of DNA that provides cells with instructions to make proteins-to help fight illness. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. Karikó refused to give up her research, and when the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Kati Karikó became fascinated by science as a child and grew up determined to find a way to use messenger RNA-a copy of a part of DNA that provides cells with instructions to make proteins-to help fight illness. An mRNA vaccine had never been made before, and she faced frequent criticism and was told by other scientists she would never succeed. Karikó refused to give up her research, and when the COVID-19 pandemic...
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"1916. The two-street town of Wallace is not exactly what Ellen Webster had in mind when she accepted a teaching position in Wyoming, but within a year's time she's fallen in love--both with the High Plains and with a handsome cowboy named Charlie Bacon. Life is not easy in the flat, brown corner of the state where winter blizzards are unforgiving and the summer heat relentless. ... Ellen finds purpose in her work as a rancher's wife and in her bonds...
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"An attorney and mother of two discovers her husband's secret life--and it might cost them all their lives. Everyone in Hemingway Grove, Illinois, knows David and Marcie Bowers. David owns the local pub. Marcie is a former big-city lawyer who practices family law. When David jumps into Cotton River to save a drowning stranger, he's celebrated as a hero. His muscled physique, shaved head, and piercing blue eyes are broadcast on every news outlet. For...
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"The first in new dessert cozy mystery series! A murder in town is bound to shake things up... After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is finally ready for a fresh start. So when she's left one of ex's businesses in Upper Sprocket, Oregon, she decides to pack up her dog, cash in her settlement, and open her dream business: the Shimmy and Shake Shop, introducing the world to her monster milkshakes. And even with...
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"With her stammering tongue and quiet ways, Cadence Piper has always struggled to be accepted. After the death of her mother, Cadence sets her heart on becoming a nurse, both to erase the stain her brother has left on the family’s honor and to find long-sought approval in the eyes of her father. When Dorothea Dix turns her away due to her young age and pretty face, Cadence finds another way to serve . . . singing to the soldiers in Judiciary...
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"The second book in the Shake Shop Mysteries--a new murder in town has Trinidad Jones thrown for a scoop! It's Alpenfest in Upper Sprocket! Yodelers are congregating in the square, tourists flocking to the town, and Trinidad Jones is scooping up some fall flavors at her Shimmy and Shake Shop. The cherry on the sundae is her upcoming feature in The Scoop magazine. She's determined to serve up the perfect interview, but it won't be easy, thanks in part...
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"Good villains make good TV. Romance novelist Jacqueline Matthis's big career has gone bust and she's ditched the bright lights of New York City for her more affordable South Carolina hometown. Desperate, Jac dreams up a comeback plan -- she is going to be a contestant on the 1, the most obsessively watched reality dating show in the world. After all Jac is a romance writer -- she knows how to pull off a meet-cute and create a spicy plotline. On set,...
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A deadly, possessive entity imprints on members of Savannah Caleman's family, making her the latest object of obsession in this chilling, historical tale of haunted legacy and terror. In 1922 and in 1988 a deadly, possessive entity imprints on members of the same family, ancient as Genesis and determined to remain free. Savannah Caleman is the latest object of obsession in this chilling, historical tale of haunted legacy and terror. Savannah Caleman's...
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An engaging exploration into the enduring popularity of Dirty Dancing and its lasting themes of feminism, activism, and reproductive rights
When Dirty Dancing was released in 1987, it had already been rejected by producers and distributors several times over, and expectations for the summer romance were low. But then the film, written by former dancer Eleanor Bergstein and starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as a couple from two different...
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On a good day, any sane person could never imagine what it would feel like to be on a doomed crashing jetliner, much less live to tell the tale.
A combination of fiction and non-fiction, impossible to tell which, this is the story of one man that lives to tell the experience as the jetliner starts breaking apart at the arctic circle above Canada.
Living through the experience is horrendous enough by itself but when Travis James realizes that his...
13) NSFW: a novel
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"A novel about a young woman trying to succeed in Hollywood without selling her soul. With electrifying prose and a darkly humorous voice, NSFW is an unflinching exploration of the grey area between empowerment and complicity, and an unforgettable portrait of what success costs in today's world"--
From the outside, the unnamed protagonist in NSFW appears the vision of success. She has landed an entry-level position at a leading TV network that thousands...
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Claire
Know that say about what happens in paradise, stays in paradise? Yeah, no.
That other one about first impressions? C
Check this out: Tall. Broad shoulders. Fine butt. No manners.
Expensive aftershave I could swear I've sniffed somewhere before.
I should keep my mind on the sun, the sand and the tequila, and keep my hands to myself.
But it's Cancun. And there's sun and sand and tequila...and when Mr. Annoying turns on the charm, I can't resist.
That...
15) True Blue
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She was jilted on her wedding day. He's the best friend waiting in the wings. Lexie Gallagher is starting to think she's better off alone. Her family fell apart years ago. Her relationships all end in disaster. Is she the common denominator who causes everyone to leave? Everyone but her best friend, Gabe, who whisks her away from the scene of the latest breakup. As the human resources VP for North Brothers Sports, Gabe North understands people and...
16) True Harmony
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He's all business all the time. Now he's suddenly a dad.
Fiddle player Eliza Bancroft had to improvise after an unplanned pregnancy four years ago. Instead of pursuing her dream of performing live music, she changed keys and has focused on being a good mom and a sought-after studio musician in Nashville. Her rhythm is set until she spots her son's father in a local magazine and realizes the man she was unable to track down lives right under her nose...
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It's not simply that Dot Wilkinson was one of the most decorated women's softball players, bowlers, and athletes of all time and one of the original players from the three-time-world-champion PBSW Phoenix Ramblers softball team (1933—1965). Nor was it the length of her time here on Earth-over a century-although any of these things by itself would be impressive. The magic of Dot's story is in the details. It's the tale of a childhood spent in poverty,...
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Step Carefully for The Night Is Dark
Kylie Porter needs a break. Novacore VR's Eternal Night is it, the VR vampire game that her editor wants her to write about. But she's not a gamer, so she's going to have to learn to fake it for her article. With a little help.
Johnathan Masters is that help. An old friend who is doing her a favour, he's a lot more confident and good looking in the game, even if they've both touched themselves up. But she's a professional...
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Time to rendezvous: seven weeks. Failure imminent.
Lyndsey Collins is in a big damn hurry, she's on the wrong side of the galaxy-and running out of time.
Her primary mission-find Kyle Ranz-has been delayed and jeopardized by another equally important one: to capture a prototype mech that's guaranteed to wreak havoc in the Messa system.
On board the battleship Abyssinian, Lyndsey's loyalties to unexpected friends will be brutally tested against...
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He was a juvenile delinquent. She was an aspiring pianist. When sparks fly at their high school reunion, they're willing to forget the past-until old secrets surface, threatening to destroy their future.
Caleb Davenport travels the world building his company into a billion-dollar enterprise, but he's tired of being alone and can't stop thinking about Kira Bancroft since high school. He assumes she's living her dream as a concert pianist-until one...